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May 10, 2026

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden cheered for Authors Guild honor

May 9, 2026

NEW YORK — Nearly a year since she was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump as librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden stood before hundreds of cheering members of the literary community as she received a […]

BLACKMON: California copied Europe’s insane energy playbook

May 9, 2026

Even as U.S. gasoline prices rise again amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz tensions, American drivers are still paying less than half what many Europeans and Asians endure at the pump. The reason is simple: America […]

New Mexico seeks child safety restrictions on Meta apps, algorithms

May 9, 2026

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico state prosecutors are seeking fundamental changes to Meta’s social media apps and algorithms to safeguard children in the second phase of a landmark trial on allegations that platforms such […]

Spirit Airlines built industry-copied model, then collapsed

May 9, 2026

Spirit Airlines, the scrappy discounter that once rattled the industry with cheeky ads and rock-bottom fares, took its final flight after 34 years of upending the business of flying. Once worth as much as roughly […]

Category 5: Hurricanes eye chance to return to conference final

May 9, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes will look to close out their second round series with the Flyers and become the fifth team to win their first eight playoff games. Carolina has outshot its opponent in all [...]
The call letters were obtained by donating to a North Carolina nonprofit
Real WKRP radio comes to Cincinnati, decades after satirical sitcom

May 8, 2026

CINCINNATI — WKRP isn’t dead — as of Monday, it’s living on the air in Cincinnati. The call letters from the fictional radio station featured in a CBS sitcom were adopted in time for Monday’s [...]
The central issue is rhetoric that treats political opponents as criminals without proof, assigns monstrous motives without evidence and creates a cultural climate where violence feels justified
SHAPIRO: When does speech become dangerous?

May 8, 2026

Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatever you want, whenever you want, without consequence. But the First Amendment only restricts [...]
The school self-reported the issue, which involved at least 24 students linked to school employees
Audit finds NC A&T misused $5M in student fees

May 8, 2026

RALEIGH — North Carolina A&T University improperly directed more than $5 million in Administrative Recovery Funds (ARF) as financial assistance to students without any evidence of merit- or need-based criteria, according to a recent investigative [...]
But it’s disturbing when large segments of the population, especially the young and educated, find violence and murder unproblematic
BARONE: The young, violent political left

May 8, 2026

You have to be awfully smart to believe something this stupid. In a Manhattan Institute survey of Democratic voters, 46% said they believed it was definitely or probably true that “the assassination attempt against Donald [...]

Auditor calls for delay in WakeMed vote tied to Atrium deal

May 9, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — A proposed restructuring of WakeMed that would shift control to Charlotte-based Atrium Health is facing immediate pressure, with State Auditor Dave Boliek calling for a delay just days before a scheduled vote by […]

Chatham County faces lawsuit over data center moratorium

May 9, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — A North Carolina land development company has sued Chatham County, claiming that a recently adopted moratorium on data centers unlawfully blocks a long-planned 750-megawatt project on property zoned for heavy industrial use. Chatham […]

HOSAFLOOK: A birthday larger than itself: What Albania taught me about America

May 9, 2026 Comments Off

For more than 30 years I’ve lived in Albania, that small country north of Greece, south of the former Yugoslavia and east of southern Italy across the Adriatic. It’s a beautiful land, like a hybrid […]

Hall’s overtime goal keeps Hurricanes perfect in playoffs

May 5, 2026

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said before Game 2 that his team hadn’t yet faced adversity this postseason. Now they have — and they passed the test with flying colors. Taylor Hall drove the […]

NC products picked in later rounds of NFL Draft

May 4, 2026

For most of North Carolina’s 2026 NFL draftees, their big moment took a bit of patience. Nearly all draftees coming directly out of the state’s college programs were selected after the third round, and for […]

Category 5: Hurricanes look to duplicate effort in Game 2

May 4, 2026

The Hurricanes will look to hold serve at home when they host the Flyers in Game 2 of their second round series Monday at Lenovo Center. Carolina took the lead 91 seconds into Game 1 […]

Former Wolfpack star drafted in first round by Browns

May 3, 2026

Former NC State receiver and Charlotte native KC Concepcion saw his dream come true on Thursday, as he was drafted in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft last week by the Cleveland Browns. […]

Smith confident Charlotte FC can regain momentum

May 3, 2026

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte FC’s promising start to the 2026 MLS season has recently given way to turbulence, but third-year coach Dean Smith remains steadfast in his belief that his club can regain its footing. After […]

Stankoven scores twice, Andersen posts shutout in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win over Flyers

May 3, 2026

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes, despite a weeklong break, picked up where they left off in Round 1 of the playoffs. So did Logan Stankoven. The Carolina center scored his fifth and sixth goals of the […]

Garden estates to industrial settings, spring weddings bloom across NC

May 7, 2026

Spring in North Carolina is peak wedding season for a reason — blooming landscapes, mild weather and a range of venues that stretch from pastoral farmland to modern city spaces. For couples planning 2026 ceremonies, […]

The Word: Escaping Sodom

May 3, 2026

“Run for your lives! Do not stop anywhere in the plain. Do not look back! Escape to the mountain, or you will die!” Genesis 19:17 This is still the gospel message. We are in danger […]

Virginia Evans, Susan Choi among 6 Women’s Prize for Fiction finalists

May 2, 2026

LONDON — Four debut novelists are among six books on a U.S.-dominated list of finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which is open to female English-language writers from any country. American authors take […]

The stream: Michael B. Jordan, Kacey Musgrave, Tori Amos, double dose of Matthew Rhys

May 1, 2026

Michael B. Jordan voicing a tiny woodland creature who switches bodies with a majestic bird in the animated movie “Swapped” and Kacey Musgraves’ seventh studio album, “Dry Spell,” are some of the new television, films, […]

This week in history: April 30 to May 6

April 30, 2026

April 30 1789: George Washington inauguration 1789 — George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York as the first president of the United States. 1803: The United States completed the […]

Seussical Jr.” delivers laughs, talented youth to community theater

April 30, 2026

GREENSBORO — On its own, “community theater” still gets boxed in — local casts, familiar scripts, small stages. There’s some truth there, but it misses the larger point. Getting onstage takes guts and a level […]

MATTHEWS: Happy Mother’s Day, Mom

May 7, 2026

There’s a quote from the 1998 movie “Stepmom” that has stuck with me throughout the years as pretty much the perfect quote about moms. Actress Julia Roberts’ character, Isabel, is talking to Jackie, played by […]

HILL: The gift Thomas Jefferson gave us from a former slave

May 7, 2026

I have been struck by any number of conversations I have had over the years about Thomas Jefferson. There is near universal agreement he was a brilliant man, and his writing and influence were crucial […]

STACK: If China restricts these products at home, why are they flooding our communities?

May 3, 2026

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet with President Xi, much of the conversation will center on tariffs, trade deficits and global competition. But there is another issue, one far closer to home for millions […]

ELDER: On CNN, Democrat ‘election deniers’ get a pass

May 2, 2026

CNN’s Jake Tapper recently denounced Trump administration judicial nominees because, at their confirmation hearing, they refused to say “yes” when asked, “Did Biden win the 2020 election?” Instead, the nominees replied, “Biden was CERTIFIED as […]

HARSANYI: James Madison saw Abigail Spanberger coming

May 2, 2026

During the national debates of 1788, the great Virginian James Madison worried that mere “parchment barriers,” or constitutions, wouldn’t be enough to stop an “overbearing majority” from seeking power and stripping minorities of their voice […]

STAM: Let’s think about property tax

April 30, 2026

Property taxes are too high. What are the questions to ask? What is a tax? Taxes, fees and utility rates are not the same thing. Decades ago, Popular Government published an article by professor Charles […]

The call letters were obtained by donating to a North Carolina nonprofit

The central issue is rhetoric that treats political opponents as criminals without proof, assigns monstrous motives without evidence and creates a cultural climate where violence feels justified

The school self-reported the issue, which involved at least 24 students linked to school employees

But it’s disturbing when large segments of the population, especially the young and educated, find violence and murder unproblematic

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